The weather may make us feel like the grass needs chopping, but will it do more harm than good?

One angry Mumsnet user posted: "To think people mowing their lawn in FEBRUARY are bonkers?!

"Just that really!

"Went for a walk yesterday, and passed about 200 houses en route to the woodlands 20 minutes walk away. At LEAST 30 people have mowed their lawn, or were mowing it.

"It's February!

"It may have been sunny and warmish, but it didn't top 14 degrees C where I am, the washing only half dried, the solar lamps have faded 80% by 6am, and it was ONE degree C last night.

"The poor lawns were battered by a severe drought, and severe heat last Spring/summer, for 4 months, and now they're being shaved down to nothing in February, and being exposed to almost zero degrees at night! And...... it's FEBRUARY!

"Has anyone on here mowed theirs yet? If so. WHY?

"If a deep, hard, frost sets in, in one or 2 weeks (which could well happen as it will still be early March!) it will damage it!"

Is it too early to mow the lawn? (Image: Getty Images)

This of course sparked much debate.

It was only posted at just before 8am this morning (Monday February 25), but has already received 97 replies.

One replied saying: "I am with you op (original poster) its kinda like an obsession with some people. Where I am most people mow their lawn within a half inch!!!! Of its life!!! We let ours grow a bit, caused uproar someone even commented on Facebook about it!! I don't want a manicured dead lawn!!!"

Another said: "Try telling that to my NDN’s, (next-door neighbours) they’d have me mowing it once a week if they could! Private rented I wish I could rip it up, it’s planted too grrr."

One commented: "Yes as soon as the sun comes out people have to wash their cars and hoover their lawns. Really people, can't you find pleasure in life in other ways?"